House Minority Leader John Boehner needed only three words to serve notice that President-elect Barack Obama is nowhere close to achieving the big bipartisan vote on the stimulus package he wants so badly.
Enjoy the song first.
The song is done by Paul Shanklin, and was first played on the Rush Limbaugh program last year. Recently a candidate for the RNC chair passed out some copies of Shanklin’s CD, upon which was the song. Naturally, there is an uproar, with Limbaugh and Republicans in [...]
The Issue: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will veto the revenue package proposed by Legislative Democrats because of their unwillingness to meet his demands for economic stimulus. While fingers are continuing to be pointed over who is responsible for the budget mess, one thing is certain– Arnold Schwarzenegger has proved he is [...]
The Issue: The California legislative Republicans released their budget proposal Monday. The proposal includes no tax increases while asking voters to spend pools of money set aside for certain social services and cuts spending. The proposal should be a strong indicator to the Democratic leadership that the GOP has no interest in compromising.
The Republicans have [...]
Before I introduce our very special guest for this week's Local Booty Update, I want to make a note. I noticed when I was at The Root Cellar that more "non-locals" were arriving (the Cellar brings in out of state organic produce over the winter to supplement), and the "locals" - at least in terms of fresh produce - are declining. I will likely start buying a few of these non-locals from the Cellar
During the past eight years, Republicans have boasted about the virtues of the American free enterprise system and interpreted any attempt to impose regulation of business practices as the first step on the road to evil “socialism.” They have never seen a tax cut for the wealthy that should not be passed and during the [...]
Update (12/11/08 - 11:12pm): Senate fails to invoke cloture with a vote of 52 Yeas to 35 Nays, 8 short of the required 60 votes.
This means that both bodies will have to take this issue up again in January, as the rest of the Senate’s sessions will be pro forma, where nothing really happens.
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I guess the Republican “go along to get along” principle has taken the next logical step to the “if you can’t beat em, join em” principle. What’s next? The “me so horny, me love you long time” principle?...(read more)
Note to Republicans: This is exactly what you guys sounded like when you took office eight years ago. Then September 11th happened and you all lost your minds. Funny thing is, I voted
Many of the Republicans emerging as potential members of the Obama administration have ties to the former national-security adviser turned Bush critic.
To the surprise of no one, Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to keep Ohio Representative John Boehner and the party Leader (also referred to as the Minority Leader).
Of course, the right-wing pundits here in Washington have proclaimed that John Boehner will use this role to help bring a conservative voice back to the [...]
Since mentioning last week that I would like to see Sean Hannity thrown off the air faster than Limbaugh can chug fistfuls of Oxycotton, the pair have come under fire for
In another news story that just sickens me and threatens America's image around the world, it turns out all those raids on illegal immigrants (which I personally believe were geared towards affecting the elections than for any other reason) left behind children that were mistreated while in US custody, and in some instances, even caged; Federal authorities have compromised the rights and safety of
The Issue: California’s budget has a revenue shortage that is projected to be over $11 billion. Some in the Legislature are hoping that the termed out Republican members of the Legislature will give in to tax increases. The Republicans have been very effective at keeping taxes to their current levels and shouldn’t give in to [...]
As I see it, there's one way, in the United States, for those out of power to get back into power, wait for the opposition to fail or for events to give the appearance of failure.
Who agrees with me? Why, none other than Sarah Palin!
Here.
“I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo, too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans were kin
While I have many complaints that I have issued toward the Republican party, right now they are showing a certain amount of leadership that should be noted. The Big 3 (GM, Ford, Chrysler) are asking for 25 Billion dollars in bailout money. They are accusing the economy of destroying their business and furthermore threatening the country with devastation if they are allowed to fail.The truth is tha
In an interview on CNN prior to the election, Patrick Sammon of the Log Cabin Republicans makes a strong point that I agree with about working within the system:"It's important to work from inside the party to make it better, because ultimately gay rights will be impossible to achieve unless there is support from both republicans and democrats"Granted this blog proudly supported and is enthusiasti
No vetting? Hmmm…………..I am still reeling that Obama was not vetted. Oh, I forgot, that is okay - he is a Democrat. Here is the latest on blaming Sarah. Desperate Republicans and hungry liberal vultures vying their prey and hovering over their food.
Devouring Sarah:
The recriminations on the Republican side have begun. And boy, if
We at A Newt One have decided to be totally positive, constructive and forward looking in our assesment of what we must do to reclaim our Republic. What follows is a cursury review of what went wrong. It is not for purposes of hand-wringing or despair but to begin the process of compilling a list of problem areas that need to be addressed so we can get to work.1- The biggest reason-by a large marg
Back in 1993, the ruling Canadian Progressive Conservative Party was virtually wiped out in the election that year. Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney and his Conservatives went from a majority of over 180 seats to 2 seats. The reasons were simple. The PCs increased Canada's deficit by a huge amount while attempting to change our constitution for the sa
Have Republicans Forgotten What This Man Stood For?If you are an Obama supporter, today is a great day for you. If you are a McCain supporter, you are probably in shock. After a few days the disbelief will wear off and it will become abundantly clear to you that we lost this election because the Republican party compromised itself. If our party takes
Election Day 2008 was nothing like I had anticipated. As a long time McCain fan, I was torn between voting for a candidate I admired and voting against his incompetent running mate. In the end, I found my ink dot falling on number 18, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. But the day was full of [...]
OK. The rebuilding begins:
1. Prevent the permanent. That means prevent huge government takeovers of things like the health care industry. Once the details of any plan comes out, the people will probably oppose it. If we can delay it long enough, the people will elect enough Republicans to permanently squash the ideas.
Is this the right thing to do? Yes. I think people voted for "change," but
An al Qaeda leader has called for President George W. Bush and the Republicans to be "humiliated," without endorsing any party in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to a video posted on the Internet.I love how Reuters made anxious attempt to cover Obama's ass here. I suppose Reuters must think we're stupid. Who the hell else would al Qaeda be cheering for? If they are calling for a
I happened to be checking my blog for posts on this Obama video ordeal, and saw that a member of the NYYRC ( New York Young Republicans Club ) posted a comment about this story. Ron, really gave some perception to the Obama camp's lack of truth to their accusations regarding McCain's dealings with Rashid Khalidi.From The Post: "The Obama campaign and their supporters can't tell the truth, much le
I've been watching the news for the last few days (or maybe the last week) and frankly the fact that any intelligent idea actually gets out and discussed in the national media seems far-fetched and impossible. According to right wing talkers/news outlets, Obama is a socialist and that's bad. Unfortunately, the real socialists are the Republicans.
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My sister-in-law of all people sent me a hate filled email warning that the world will end. Not as a joke, it's part of her crusade to rid the earth of evil non-Christians.Her message:"It really scares me to see this happening. We need to know where this movement is going and work to stop it. The stakes are very high!"Before I go off, here's the clip:OMG!You mean gay people will have rights unle
I tend to joke a lot about moving to Canada if the Repulican Party wins the election this year, and it looks like I am not the only one. A friend of mine just sent me this great video, I think you will all get a kick out of it...I know I did!
West Virginia voters say voting machines are switching votes. In several cases, Democratic votes flipped to GOP. An electronic vote for “Barack Obama” flips to “John McCain”.
The West Virginia Gazette reports:
October 18, 2008
Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes — Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents say. At least three early vote
This story has more legs that I can count.Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, Fannie Mae, three years before the government took control to prevent their collapse.In the cross hairs of the campaign carried out by DCI of Washington were Republican senators and a
Lest readers think that we are cherry-picking examples of racism on the campaign trail, or that last week was an anomaly in terms of examples of blatant racism surfacing, we present four examples that have come to our attention this week.ACORN’s AchesThere was continued discussion THIS WEEK about allegations of fraud surrounding the voter registration efforts of the Association of Community Orga
As a community, we have a responsibility to support one another, and not root for the team whose members (at their most generous) could care less about our rights. We should call into question the leaders of LGBT advocacy organizations who choose to vote republican. If GLAAD’s goal is to "...choose staff members, and recruit board members who are the most qualified and share our passion and comm
We recently discovered that a relative in her mid 50’s, did not know the difference between Democrat and Republican. She believed (Was told by her husband) that the Democrats were for poor people and the Republicans were for Rich people. This is so not true!
First of all, the Democrats are in favor of [...]
No matter which side of the political fence you sit on, most Americans agree that our health care system is broken. Health care costs in the United States are approximately 16% of our gross domestic product (GDP), and they are expected to reach 20% of the GDP by 2017. That amounts to a staggering $4.3 [...]
Image via WikipediaGiven that both houses of Congress have Democratic majorities, I was disappointed to see the Senate end the ban on offshore drilling to appease President Bush. Of course, I suspect that their real motive was more about pandering to the millions of Americans who are ill informed about the relationship between offshore drilling and gas prices. Yet again, we see why promoting scien
During the past half century, the Republican Party has invariably resorted to use of smear and distortion when electoral figures revealed they might lose an election. The McCain-Palin ticket has seen the figures and concluded they can follow the honest road which leads to defeat or they can follow the yellow journalism route to victory [...]
These 5 Democrats could make all the difference
Unlike delusional and barely rational GOP propaganda tool Hugh Hewitt, realistic Republican strategists are already structuring a world view around a President Obama and significantly strengthened Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress. The Democrats are back in the range of as many as 4 dozen House districts [...]
The Republican Party is already making excuses for an anticipated
blow out in tonight's debate. They are raising questions about
debate moderator Gwen Ifill's bias towards Barrack Obama. This is a
debate. Sarah Palin will have to answer the questions not Gwen
Ifill. As we know she will not answer some of them but it will not
be because of the moderator Gwen. How ironic that the Republican
Party wo
How many times have you heard that this is the most important Presidential Election in history? Rhetorical question. You’ve probably heard the phrase used more times than you can imagine. In fact, you may have used it yourself a few times. But ask yourselves: is it really?
That largely depends on where [...]
Also from National Review
Karl Rove on the John Gibson Show yesterday:
While the vote was being made, I was listening to Chris Van Hollen, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, speaking on National Public Radio, who was basically saying that we’re going to use this issue against the Republicans in the fall. Now, then I [...]
DITTO!
By Mark Levin, on National Review
I have read the posts here and elsewhere. Sometimes these things are made to look more complicated than they really are. From an economic perspective, if the problem is liquidity and credit, there simply is no need for the federal government to assume massive amounts of debt on its book by [...]
The Bail Out of Failed Lenders – from Freddie and Fannie to A.I.G. to Wall Street, can be directly linked to politicians - one party is directly to blame for the mess and the other for failure to act (Again, John McCain warned of the problem, Obama was not present and Barney Frank should be investigated and indicted) - Today, certain members of the House, members of both parties, stood up and de
For those of you who aren't sure of what's going on with all this, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were set up by the government (GSEs or "Government-Sponsored Enterprises") to make loans to people who typically can't afford it (called non-conforming loans). Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are able to make these loans because they have a line of credit with the Treasurely Department and because the governme
There are a group of House Republicans who have, in recent months, created a bit of a “thorn” in Nancy Pelosi’s side. The first “revolt” came with the energy crisis; Nancy Pelosi decided that there would be no vote on offshore oil drilling, going to extraordinary lengths to stop the debate – the House Republicans, including John Culberson and John Boehner, stayed to debate, long after
P. Diddy on McCain’s Pick — Sarah Palin
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House Republicans want the primary emphasis of the $700 billion proposal to focus on providing an industry-financed insurance program for troubled mortgages. The program is designed to limit tax holder exposure and would allow banks and investment firms to pay premiums for insurance. This differs greatly from Paulson's proposal in that he wants the government to buy up nearly $700 billion in tro
Democrats have the majority in the house and senate. Democrats also have the votes that they need to pass the Wall Street bailout bill without the support of the house Republicans. If this is as urgent as the president and other politicians are saying than why don’t the Democrats just pass the bill on their [...]
From this article:
“There is overwhelming opposition to the original $700 billion Paulson plan among Republicans in Congress,”
Note: the article linked above incorrectly identifies Mike Pence as a Democrat.
That was Rep. Mike Pence. You can read his official statement on the bailout plan here. This plan is being rushed through just so politicians can say that they [...]
The Issue: Republicans have begun to blame Democratic leaders for the current financial crisis. They are claiming that the opportunity to increase regulation and accountability with Freddy Mac and Fannie May, whose buyout was the catalyst to the current financial situation was thwarted by Democrats years ago. [See the clip above. Note- Fox News has [...]
With Congress knotted over the $700 Billion plan to bailout problem bonds, based on sub-prime mortgage problems ... President Bush called John McCain and Senator Obama to the White House for a meeting with leaders on Thursday. Interestingly enough Obama agreed to this meeting, which could frame him as supportive of the President. I believe that meeting takes place late this afternoon, so the
Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens spoke before the National Press Club about his energy plan for America on Monday. Pickens who has created the “Pickens Plan” for alternative energy and cleaner energy answered questions about the current state of his plan. Pickens was asked if anything had changed since he told the New York Times a month earlier that he could never support a Democrat. Pick
Joe and Noah - If We Were Charlie Gibson: ‘The Palin Interview’
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Scenario: In 2004 John Kerry won Michigan by 165,437 votes. Since last year, roughly the same number of homes have been foreclosed in Michigan, mostly owned by low-income African Americans.
Michigan is among states leading in new home foreclosures. A record 9 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments [...]
With the public bailing out the financial institutions, we have entered a phase of Republican Socialism. Yes, the "ism" they love to hate, wrap around Democrats, and laugh at, is now what they are. And they have become financial socialists by declaring war; war on Iraq, the middle class, poor people, schools, intelligence, believability, reality, truth, regulation and much more.Folks, especially
I recently visited Hip Hop Republicans. A website published by some pretty impressive young African American men and women. Most of the posts are well written and insightful into their views about both the Republican and Democratic party. However, there was one post where a young woman decides to vent via video about her issues with how unfair Palin's treatment has been during this election and so
...Now it really gets weird. Two of Karl Rove's computer experts have come forward with details about how it was done. Stephen Spoonamore and Michael Connell are lifelong Republicans, and insiders in campaigns going back to George Bush, Sr in 1988. Here's a segment from a transcript of Mark Crispin Miller's recent interview on the Thom Hartmann show: [Mark]: Spoonamore...a lifelong Republican and
The GOP (Grand Old Propaganda) is working to keep eligible African-Americans from voting in several states. To get an idea of how many African-Americans nationwide lack driver’s licenses, recall Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when thousands were stranded without transportation. “Crawford Republicans” could make the old “Jim Crow Democrats” look like pikers when it comes t
There are numerous articles out there like this one from the New York Times or this one from FactCheck.org about how the latest ads from McCain lack ‘truthiness.’
These are the tactics of someone backed into a corner who feels hopeless. Do the Republicans feel they’re losing and can’t win on the issues so they [...]
The positive impact of the GOP convention on polling indicators of Republican strength is further seen in the operation of Gallup's "likely voter" model in this survey. Republicans, who are now much more enthused about the 2008 election than they were prior to the convention, show heightened interest in voting, and thus outscore Democrats in apparent likelihood to vote in November. As a result, Re
It took less than a week after the Republican National Convention for the racist attacks to hit the airwaves. As we predicted, racist messages will likely not come directly from McCain’s campaign, but rather be offered by third-party groups. THIS WEEK, a conservative group called Freedom’s Defense Fund released an ad that is virtually a carbon copy of the infamous Willie Horton ad against De
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1. Confidence comes before the fall. How many times have overconfident generals...forget that; it's football season. How many times have coaches, finding their teams in the lead at the end of the game, gone into a prevent defense only to see the opposing quarterback reels off ten strait out passes to win the game?
Republicans, coaches, generals: When you find yourself in the lead, bear down hard
On Friday night we went to do sealings with our ward at the San Diego Temple. It is a majestic building in a holy place. The assignment for our ward was well attended with amazing, amazingly busy people who took time out o their Friday night to serve and worship. The oldest member of the [...]
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The Wall Street Journal reports Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican convention Wednesday night motivated conservatives to donate $1 million to the RNC's effort to elect John McCain. But buried at the bottom of the article an update notes: "Bloomberg reported that Palin’s speech was even better for Democrats–Barack Obama has raised $8 million since Wednesday’s speech. “Sarah Palin’s
Politics, politics, politics! It seems that this is all anyone is ever talking about these days...why should I be any different? Annette Bening, actress and Democratic supporter, recently attacked the Republican Party saying that they are using outlandish...(read more)
Sarah Palin’s Youngest Son Receives Some Weird Blessing To The Head From Older Sister
This week the republicans were faced with the overwhelming task of topping last week’s Democratic National Convention; arguably the most successful and popular convention in history.
40 million Americans watched Obama speak at the Democratic National Convention. More than the number of Americans w
At the RNC’s grand finale tonight, we will hear plenty about how John McCain is a “maverick” and a Washington outsider who is ready to ride into town with sweeping reforms and new ideas. Well, as the following clip from one of the Republican primary debates shows, McCain has a distinct lack of ideas of his own. In fact, when pressed by Ron Paul on an economic question (the #1 iss
This shows what I hate about the conservative “right” - blatant hypocrisy. As usual, The Daily Show highlights these … let’s say shifts of opinions, with recent videos that show them playing both sides of the issue, depending on the subject. If it was a liberal issue, they’re all over it, if the EXACT [...]
This shows what I hate about the conservative “right” - blatant hypocrisy. As usual, The Daily Show highlights these … let’s say shifts of opinions, with recent videos that show them playing both sides of the issue, depending on the subject. If it was a liberal issue, they’re all over it, if the EXACT [...]
Did Al Gore win in 2000? Yes, he did. The hanging chads, and the corrupt ruling of five members of the US Supreme Court were only part of the story. If thousands upon thousands of black voters had not been deliberately disenfranchised by Jeb Bush's Florida government, as documented and reported by Greg Palast at BBC and elsewhere, and if other intentional Republican cheating had not occurred (
Did Al Gore win in 2000? Yes, he did. The hanging chads, and the corrupt ruling of five members of the US Supreme Court were only part of the story. If thousands upon thousands of black voters had not been deliberately disenfranchised by Jeb Bush's Florida government, as documented and reported by Greg Palast at BBC and elsewhere, and if other intentional Republican cheating had not occurred (
Oops... the mic was still on, catching a rare occurrence: Republicans telling the truth.Bad language alert.No wonder they think she's goofy. Don't forget to pray for those pipelines!
John McCain and Sara Palin campaign in Washington, PA, August 30, 2008. (Photo by Flickr)
Over the weekend we have gotten to know Sara Palin of Alaska a little bit more. The more we get to know Palin the more questions are raised about the ability of the McCain campaign to properly vet a VP candidate.
In one weekend we found out that Palin has received millions of dollars in government earmark
This revealing and incisive article highlights some of the issues that would put any thinking conservative in a dilemma. [Also, check this article and audio out for more about the kind of character Palin has, and what kind of person she really is.]What rationalizations can Log Cabin Republicans come up with to justify in any way a McCain candidacy for President? How can they support Palin, given
...The convention was less than 15 minutes old when Robert “Mike” Duncan, chairman of the Republican National Committee, asked delegates to take out their cell phones and text a five-digit code that would make a donation to the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall Monday in Louisiana.Outside the Xcel center, anti-war protesters marched toward the convention, some
With John McCain’s choice for running mate out of the way, we now hit the homestretch of the all-too-long campaign trail with both Democrat and Republican teams set. While we look to more speeches at various whistle-stops throughout the country, more policy announcements, and endless photo-ops, the time has now come for all of those Republican voters who have voiced doubts about supporting their
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin might be an excellent choice for vice-president of the United States. While it might seem a stretch to consider that Palin could be president if the Republican ticket is elected and something happens to McCain, our attention THIS WEEK is centered on the choice itself.Palin was clearly chosen because she is a woman. She’s not just any woman, of course, but neither is
Moronic Republicans are calling for the U.S. to launch a war against Russia over the Georgia standoff. The boobs in question include Bill Kristol, Robert Kagan, and the editorial staff of the Washington Times. Kagan says Russia's attempts at gobbling up Georgia could be the start of World War III. What goddamn planet do Republicans live on that they think this is a good idea?read more | digg story
Sources have been telling Capitol Annex for months that Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives–led by ultra-conservative wingnuts like Reps. Bill Zedler, Phil King, and Linda Harper-Brown–will be unveiling a “Contract with Texans” modeled on Newt Gingrich’s infamous “Contract With America” from 1994.
Today, we received confirmation from a couple
Below is photo of a small group of College Republicans gassing up as they travel across the country making a difference. $4 a gallon gas has had its negative impact. These young Republicans are are from WhereIstheRed.com. However, see their positive impact below. Today (August8, 2008), the Where Is The Red crew is in [...]
The Senator speaks on why the Republicans take such pride in being ignorant.
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Well, not quite, but close enough. Following their incendiary, near riot inciting performance at this past weekend’s Lollapalozza Festival in Chicago, Rage Against The Machine have announced they will play a show at Minneapolis Target Center on Sept. 3...just within earshot of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul
Republicans are finally starting to stand up for themselves. They have found an issue in offshore oil drilling that looks like it could be a winner for them and they are taking the offensive. First the Republicans have refused to leave the house and have continued debating offshore drilling although the house is in recess, [...]
In a continuance of the Republican protest of last Friday when the house adjourned without voting on the energy crisis, Republicans today returned to the house to debate the energy bill. Even though Democrats are gone and the house is adjourned Republicans today showed up to do the work of the American people.
This is a [...]
This is one of the best example of why blogs are so important. Unless you are a reader of right of center blogs I bet you had not heard about this:
All last week, I’ve been calling around my various contacts, asking them what’s been going on in the world. I hate being in the dark, [...]
